JP3098271B2 - Automotive wind molding - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a window molding for an automobile, which is mounted on a window plate such as a window glass mounted on a window opening of a vehicle body panel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a window molding is mounted on a peripheral portion of a window glass as a window plate attached to a window opening of a vehicle body panel.
More specifically, an elongate gap is continuously formed from the upper portion to the side portion between the peripheral end surface of the window glass and the opening edge of the window opening of the vehicle body panel. The gap is sealed by inserting a long molding into the inside.

[0003] The above-mentioned molding is often formed into an elongated shape by extrusion, and a pillar portion inserted into the elongated gap and a window branching from an outer edge of the pillar portion on the vehicle exterior side. A decorative portion extending on the exterior surface of the glass and on the exterior surface of the vehicle body panel.

In such a window molding, for example, Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. Sho 59-145414, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 62-23184, and Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No.
Gazette, JP-A-1-195032 and JP-A-1-2
No. 44820, JP-A-1-269611, JP-A-1-269612, JP-A-1-269613
It is generally known to provide a molding body with a rainwater receiving groove, as described in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. Hei. 1-128411. The rainwater receiving groove guides and discharges rainwater or the like adhering to the window glass to a desired portion. In providing such a rainwater receiving groove, decoration of a molding body made of an elastic material such as synthetic resin or rubber is used. It has been practiced to define a concave groove by separating the portion from the surface of the window glass toward the outside of the vehicle by a fixed distance.

[0005]

However, in the conventional wind molding, as described above, since the entire side portion having the rainwater receiving groove is formed of an elastic body, the side portion lacks rigidity particularly in a high temperature environment. This causes disengagement with the vehicle body panel and undulation and undulation after mounting.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication (Kokai) No. 62-283017 discloses a window molding in which a core material is buried, in which a rainwater receiving groove forming portion is reinforced. However, in this case, the core material is provided over the entire length of the molding, so that the shape of the molding itself is maintained in a shape along the peripheral shape of the window glass. For this reason, there is a problem that it is difficult to mount the device on a vehicle, a large metal mold is required for molding, and a large space is required for storing and transporting the molding.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a window molding for an automobile which can be mounted in a favorable condition on the vehicle body panel side, and which is excellent in formability, mounting property, storage property and transportability. I do.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a construction according to the present invention comprises an inner peripheral portion of a window frame opening provided in a vehicle body panel and a window frame opening of the vehicle body panel. It has an elongated molding body attached so as to cover an elongate gap formed between the periphery of the window plate and the periphery of the window plate.
Calls that are placed over the side portion from the corner portion of the
In automobile windshield molding comprising an Na molding section and side molding section, the molding body,
A support inserted in an elongated gap between a peripheral edge of the window plate and an inner peripheral edge of the window frame opening of the vehicle body panel; and a window extending from an outer edge of the support and the window.
A decorative portion that covers the outer surface of the plate , and a rainwater receiving groove that defines at least a decorative portion in the side molding portion away from the surface of the wind plate toward the vehicle outside; The outside surface of the corner mall
The part and the side molding part continue in almost the same shape,
The car exterior surface of the decorative part is
Close to the wind plate side
As a result, the rainwater receiving groove disappears, and an insert core is buried in the support portion, and the insert core has a cross-sectional shape in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the molding body.
At the wind plate side from inside and outside of the car
That has at least one portion of the bent portion is also <br/> Arranged at least on the side molding section except for the corner molding section.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the wind molding for an automobile according to the first aspect, the insert core material extends in the vehicle interior and exterior direction within the support pillar portion, and extends from the vehicle exterior end to the wind plate side. Bent
Arranged outside of the vehicle than the window plate via a bending portion that
It has a structure obtained by extending in a substantially L shape towards the decor side. Further, in the invention according to claim 3,
2. In the automotive wind molding described in 2,
The extension of the insert core material that extends to the decorative part side
Embedded in the detached decorative part that forms the outer wall surface of the receiving groove
Have been. Furthermore, in the invention according to claim 4,
The automotive wind molding according to claim 2
And the extended portion of the insert core material that extends to the decorative part side
Is arranged so that it contacts the windshield outer surface.
It is buried in the placed pressure contact piece. On the other hand, claim 5
In the invention according to the invention, the vehicle wind motor according to claim 1 is provided.
In the pasting, the insert core material is
Extend inward and outward from the vehicle, and
Wind through the bend to the Indian plate side
Inside the glass fixing piece located on the inside of the car than the plate
It extends in an L shape.

[0010]

In the means having such a configuration, the mounting rigidity of the side molding portion is improved by the insert core material embedded in the support portion of the side molding portion having the rainwater receiving groove, and at least the corner molding portion is provided. Since no insert core material is provided in the corner, the elasticity of the corner molding is maintained and the corner molding can be bent. This
At least one bend provided in the insert core when
The above-described portion effectively improves the above-described mounting rigidity.
It has become so.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. First, as shown in FIG. 5, a window plate is formed on the inner peripheral edge of the front window frame opening formed by the front edge of the roof panel 1 of the vehicle body panel and the front edge of the pillar panel 2. front window glass 3 has been secured from the outdoor side of the. An elongated gap is continuously formed between the peripheral edge of the front window glass 3 and the inner peripheral edge of the front window frame opening of the body panels 1 and 2. , A long molding body 5 is attached.

The molding body 5 includes an upper molding part 5
A, a corner molding section 5C and a side molding section 5B are provided and mounted from the upper edge of the front window glass 3 through the corner edge to both side edges. A first embodiment of such an automotive wind molding is shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3. FIG.

First, the upper molding portion 5A has a structure shown in FIGS. The front edge portion of the roof panel 1 is bent so as to have a step recessed toward the indoor side (the lower side in FIG. 2), and the indoor side bent portion 1 is formed.
A flange portion 1b extending toward the front window glass 3 is provided via a. The front window glass 3 is overlaid on the vehicle outer surface (upper side surface in FIG. 2) of the flange portion 1b via a dam rubber 6, and the upper end of the front window glass 3 (left end in FIG. 2).
Are arranged opposite to the indoor side bent portion 1a with a certain interval. An adhesive 7 is filled in a space defined by the front window glass 3, the indoor bent portion 1a, and the flange portion 1b. , 1b.

A support 5A1 of the upper molding 5A is interposed in a gap between the front window glass 3 and the inside bent portion 1a. This pillar part 5
A glass pressing piece 5A2 made of a plate-shaped projecting member is provided at the indoor side edge (lower edge in FIG. 2) of A1. And pressed from the indoor side (the lower side in FIG. 2). An elastic lip 5A3 is formed at the indoor end portion of the support 5A1 so as to project toward the opposite side to the direction in which the glass pressure contact piece 5A2 projects, that is, toward the indoor bent portion 1a. This elastic lip 5A3 is
a is bent in a substantially L-shape and pressed against a.

Further, the outer end of the support 5A1 (FIG. 2)
A lip-shaped window glass-side decorative portion 5A4 branching from the support portion 5A1 and a vehicle body panel-side decorative portion 5A5 are continuously provided on the upper end side. The window glass side decorative portion 5A4 extends toward the front window glass 3 and is in contact with the edge of the front window glass 3 on the vehicle exterior surface. At this time, the window glass side decorative portion 5A4 and the glass pressure contact piece 5A
2 extend substantially in parallel, and a concave groove having a width substantially equal to the thickness of the front window glass 3 is defined between the two. The upper edge (the left edge in FIG. 2) of the front window glass 3 is fitted into the groove.

The repulsive force due to the bending of the elastic lip 5A3 acts as an urging force for pressing the support 5A1 against the front window glass 3, and the upper urging portion 5A is held at a fixed position by the urging force. Is fixed to the front window glass 3
Sealing is performed.

On the other hand, the vehicle body panel-side decorative portion 5A5 extends toward the roof panel 1 opposite to the direction in which the window glass-side decorative portion 5A4 extends. 1 is abutted on the outer surface of the vehicle to perform sealing.

Next, the structure of the side molding portion 5B will be described. The side molding section 5B is provided with the upper molding section 5A.
From the upper side to the lower side of the pillar through the corner molding section 5C, and the cross-sectional structure thereof is shown in FIGS. 1 and 3. In both side portions, the front edge portion of the pillar panel 2 is located on the indoor side (FIG. 3).
It is bent so as to have a step recessed (toward the lower side), and is provided with a flange portion 2b extending toward the front window glass 3 via the indoor side bent portion 2a. At this time, the height of the indoor side bent portion 2a is formed so as to be higher than the indoor side bent portion 1a of the roof panel 1 described above. Has been made. As the interior side bent portion 2a rises, the step formed between the vehicle exterior surface (upper side surface in FIG. 3) of the pillar panel 2 and the vehicle exterior surface of the front window glass 3 becomes larger than the upper portion. Have been.

The support portion 5B1 of the side molding portion 5B has the same shape as the support portion 5A1 of the upper molding portion 5A and is continuous, but the support portion 5B1 of the side portion has a front window glass 3A. From the outside of the vehicle. The plate-shaped glass pressure contact piece 5B2 provided at the lower end of FIG. 3 of the support portion 5B1 is pressed against the edge of the front window glass 3 from the outside of the vehicle (upper side in FIG. 3). The elastic lip 5B3 is provided so as to protrude toward the indoor side bent portion 2a side, which is the opposite side of the protruding direction.

Further, on the lower surface side of the support portion 5B1 in FIG. 3, a support leg 5B6 formed by continuously extending the support portion 5B1 in an elongated shape toward the indoor side forms a part of the support portion.
It is provided so that. The support leg 5B6 is inserted into a gap between the front window glass 3 and the indoor bent portion 2a, and has a key shape at the distal end (the lower end in FIG. 3) of the support leg 5B6. The engagement fixing piece 5B7 provided as described above is fitted and fixed in the fastener 5B8.

The fastener 5B8 is formed of a substantially U-shaped cross-section extruded member that opens toward the outside of the vehicle (upper side in FIG. 3), and extends along the corner between the indoor bent portion 2a and the flange portion 2b. Are located. A double-sided adhesive tape 8 is adhered to the inner wall surface of the indoor side bent portion 2a, and the fastener 5B8 is fixed via the double-sided adhesive tape 8. A locking fixing piece 5B9 is formed on the upper opening edge of the fastener 5B8, and the engaging fixing piece 5B7 of the support leg 5B6 inserted into the fastener 5B8.
Are fitted to the locking fixing pieces 5B9 to fix the side molding portions 5B.

A window glass side decorative portion 5B4 and a vehicle body panel side decorative portion 5B5 formed in a lip shape are provided on the vehicle outer end (upper end side in FIG. 3) of the support portion 5B1 from inside and outside of the support portion 5B1. It is provided continuously so as to branch off to the peripheral side . The window glass-side decorative portion 5B4 is substantially parallel to the glass press-contact piece 5B2 with a certain distance in the vehicle exterior direction.
A concave groove is defined between B4 and the glass pressing piece 5B2. This concave groove constitutes a rainwater receiving groove 5B11 for collecting water on the front window glass 3, and is continuous along the glass edge from the side molding part 5B to a middle part of the corner molding part 5C, It disappears almost at the center of the corner.

Further, the side molding portion 5B includes the support portion 5B1 and the support portion 5B1 from the window glass side decorative portion 5B4 .
An insert core material 9 having an L-shaped cross section is buried over the support leg 5B6 which forms a part . The insert core material 9 is embedded only in the side portion, and is not arranged in the upper molding portion 5A and the corner molding portion 5C described above.

The configuration of the elastic lip 5B3 and the vehicle body panel side decorative portion 5B5 is the same as the configuration of the elastic lip 5A3 and the vehicle body panel side decorative portion 5A5 in the above-mentioned upper portion, and therefore the description is omitted.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the corner molding portion 5C includes a window glass side decorative portion 5C4 and a vehicle body panel side decorative portion 5C5, and a part of a pillar portion 5C1 connecting these two decorative portions. And the support portion 5C
1 is provided with a columnar auxiliary molding body 5C6
Are integrally connected by injection molding. A groove 5C10 for receiving a corner edge of the front window glass 3 is formed on the side wall of the auxiliary molding body 5C6, and a support portion 5C11 is provided on the upper side of the portion where the groove 5C10 is formed. Have been. Support part 5
In C11, the molding height in the vertical direction in the drawing is gradually increased from the upper side to the side side so that molding is continued from the upper portion to the side portion (see FIG. 2). The change in the forming height of the support portion 5C11 corresponds to the change in the level difference between the vehicle body panel and the window glass described above.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the insert core material 9 buried in the pillar portions 5B1 and 5B6 of the side molding portion 5B having the rainwater receiving groove makes the side molding portion 5
The mounting rigidity of B is increased. In addition, side mall part 5
Since the insert core material 9 is not provided in the upper molding part 5A and the corner part 5C except for the part B, these parts maintain the elastic bending property, and therefore, when the molding is mounted and stored, the upper molding part is not provided. The predetermined work can be efficiently performed while bending the 5A and the corner 5C.

Next, a window molding 15 for a vehicle according to a second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS.
In the first embodiment, the reference numeral 5 in the first embodiment is changed to 15, but first, the support portion 15A1 of the upper molding portion 15A is formed in a thin and thick shape, and a key-shaped portion is formed at the tip portion. 15A provided as described above
6 are fitted and fixed in the fastener 15A8.

The fastener 15A8 is mounted on the outside of the vehicle (FIG. 3).
It is formed of an extruded member having a substantially U-shaped cross section that opens toward the upper side, and is disposed along the corner between the indoor side bent portion 2a and the flange portion 2b. And this fastener 1
A locking fixing piece 15A9 is formed on the upper opening edge of 5A8, and the engaging fixing piece 15A7 of the support 15A1 inserted into the fastener 15A8 is fitted to the locking fixing piece 15A8. Thus, the upper molding portion 15A is fixed.

Post 15 in side molding portion 15B
B1, the window glass side decorative portion 15B4 and the vehicle body panel side decorative portion 15B5 are formed by the upper molding portion 15 described above.
A is continuous in the same shape as A, but is disposed at a position protruding from the front window glass 3 to the outside of the vehicle at the side portion. That is, the plate-shaped glass pressure contact piece 15B2 is pressed against the edge of the front window glass 3 from the outside of the vehicle (the upper side in FIG. 3), and a rainwater receiving groove is provided between the glass pressure contact piece 15B2 and the window glass side decorative portion 15B4. 15B10 are defined.

Further, on the lower end side of the above-mentioned strut portion 15B1 in FIG. 6, a strut leg portion 15B6 extending in a slender shape toward the indoor side.
Are provided so as to constitute a part of the support portion . The strut leg 15B6 is inserted in a gap between the front window glass 3 and the indoor bent portion 2a, and has a key-like shape at the tip (the lower end in FIG. 3) of the strut leg 15B6. The engagement fixing piece 15B7 provided as described above is fitted and fixed in the fastener 15B8. The fitting relationship between the support leg 15B6 and the fastener 15B8 is the same as that of the upper molding 15A.

An insert core member 19 having an L-shaped cross section is embedded in the side molding portion 15B from the support leg portion 15B6 to the glass pressure contact piece 15B2. The insert core material 19 is buried only in the side portion, and is not arranged in the upper molding portion 15A and the corner molding portion 15C described above. Therefore, according to the second embodiment, the same operation and effect as those of the first embodiment can be obtained.

Further, a window molding 2 for a vehicle according to a third embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS.
In FIG. 5, reference numeral 5 in the first embodiment is replaced with 25. First, the support 25A1 in the upper molding portion 25A is formed into a thin and thick shape, and from the middle of the support 25A1. The outer peripheral groove 25A6 is formed by bending and pressing the elastic lip 25A3, which branches and extends, into a substantially L-shape with respect to the indoor side bent portion 1a.

Outer end of support 25A1 (upper side in FIG. 9)
Is provided with only the lip-shaped window glass side decorative portion 25A4 connected to the support portion 25A1, and does not have the vehicle body panel side decorative portion as in each of the above embodiments. The upper edge (the left edge in FIG. 10) of the front window glass 3 is fitted between the window glass side decorative portion 25A4 and the glass press-contact piece 25A2.

The support 25 in the side molding 25B
B1, the window glass side decorative portion 25B4, the glass pressure contact piece 25B2, and the elastic lip 25B3 have the same shape as the above-described upper molding portion 25A and are continuous with each other. It is arranged at a position protruding outside the vehicle. That is, the plate-shaped glass pressure contact piece 25B2 is pressed against the edge of the front window glass 3 from the outside of the vehicle (upper side in FIG. 3), and a rainwater receiving groove is provided between the glass pressure contact piece 25B2 and the window glass side decorative portion 25B4. 25B10 is defined.

Further, at the lower end in FIG. 11 of the above-mentioned support portion 25B1, a support leg portion 25 is formed by extending the support portion 25B1 to the indoor side.
B6 is provided so as to constitute a part of the support portion . The support leg 25B6 is inserted into a gap between the front window glass 3 and the indoor bent portion 2a, and a front end portion (a lower end portion in FIG. 3) of the support leg 15B6 is attached to the front window glass 3B. A glass fixing piece 25B7 that is bent at a substantially right angle toward the side is continuously provided. The glass fixing piece 25B7 and the glass pressing piece 25
The side edge (right edge in FIG. 11) of the front window glass 3 is fitted between the front window glass B2 and the front window glass B2.

An insert core material 29 having an L-shaped cross section is embedded in the side molding portion 25B from the support leg portion 25B6 to the glass fixing piece 25B7. The insert core material 29 is buried only in the side portion, and is not arranged in the above-described upper molding portion 25A and corner molding portion 25C. Therefore, according to the third embodiment, the same operation and effect as those of the above embodiments can be obtained.
The effect can be obtained.

As described above, the present invention is a rainwater receiving groove forming portion in which an insert core material is buried in a pillar portion of a molding portion except a corner molding portion such as a side molding portion having a rainwater receiving groove. Prop at least on the side
The strength of the side molding is improved by improving the rigidity of the side molding by maintaining the elastic bending property of the entire window molding by not reinforcing the part and providing the insert core material in some moldings. Can be obtained, and can be molded with a small mold, and is excellent in moldability, and can be appropriately bent when mounting, storing and transporting, thereby improving various workability and storage properties. Can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially enlarged perspective view illustrating a structure near a corner of a wind molding according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 4, illustrating a structure of the wind molding in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a middle part of a corner.

FIG. 5 is a perspective explanatory view showing an appearance of a vehicle to which the present invention is applied from the front side.

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged perspective view corresponding to FIG. 1, showing a structure of a window molding according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 2, showing the structure of the wind molding shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line VIII-VIII in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a partially enlarged perspective view corresponding to FIG. 1 showing a structure of a window molding according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 2, showing the structure of the wind molding shown in FIG. 9;

11 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XI-XI in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 1 roof panel 2 pillar panel 3 front window glass 5 molding body 5A, 15A, 25A upper molding part, 5B, 15B, 25B side molding part, 5C, 15C, 25C corner molding part, 5A1, 5B1, 5C1, 15A1, 15B1, 25A
1,25B1 Post 5A4,5B4,5C4,15A4,15B4,25A
4,25B4 Window glass side decorative part 5A5,5B5,5C5,15A5,15B5 Body panel side decorative part 9,19,29 Insert core material

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. An elongated gap formed between an inner peripheral edge of a window frame opening provided in a vehicle body panel and a peripheral edge of a window plate fixed to the window frame opening of the vehicle body panel. The molding body has a long molding body attached as described above, and the molding body is provided at a peripheral edge of the wind plate.
In an automotive wind molding including a corner molding portion and a side molding portion arranged from a corner portion to a side portion , the molding body includes a peripheral edge portion of the wind plate and a vehicle body panel. A strut inserted into an elongated gap between the inner peripheral edge of the window frame opening and a strut extending from the outer edge of the strut.
And the Activity The decorative portion covering the exterior surface of the window plate, and a rainwater groove defining with constant distance apart toward the vehicle outer decorative portion from the window plate surface in at least the side molding section, the decorative portion of the exterior surface is continuously in substantially the same shape toward the corner molding part and the side molding section, the decorative portion
The outside surface of the car is near the side of the corner mall
Position close to the windplate side
The rainwater receiving groove disappears, and an insert core material is buried in the support portion, and the insert core material extends in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the molding body.
Windplate side from inside and outside of vehicle in cross section
At least one location has a bent portion of the window molding for automobiles, characterized in that disposed on at least the side molding part excluding the corner molding section bends. 2. The window molding for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the insert core material extends inward and outward in the vehicle within the support portion, and is bent from an outer end to the side of the windplate.
Outside the wind plate through the bend
A window molding for an automobile, wherein the window molding extends substantially in an L-shape toward the arranged decorative portion . 3. The vehicle wind motor according to claim 2, wherein
In ruding, The extension of the insert core material that extends to the decorative part side
Embedded in the detached decorative part that forms the outer wall surface of the receiving groove
Wind molding for automobiles
Wing. 4. A vehicle window motor according to claim 2.
In ruding, The extension of the insert core material that extends to the decoration
Inside the glass pressure contact piece that abuts the exterior surface of the
Vehicle-mounted wind mow characterized by being buried
Ruding. 5. The vehicle window motor according to claim 1,
In ruding, Insert core material extends in and out of the car within the pillar
And break from the inside of the car to the wind plate side
Behind the wind plate through the bend
It should extend in a substantially L-shape inside the placed glass fixing piece.
And wind molding for automobiles.